Belhaven in Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Eudora Welty House

Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, October 20, 2011

1. Eudora Welty House Marker

Inscription. Eudora Welty (1909-2001), one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, lived in this house for seventy six years. This house was built by Welty's parents, Christian and Chestina Welty, in 1925. Eudora Welty wrote all of her major works here, including the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Optimist's Daughter. Welty and her mother were devoted gardeners, and many of the flowers and bushes they planted still grow in the garden. The Eudora Welty House is a National Historic Landmark.

Erected 2006 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 32° 19.036′ N, 90° 10.212′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is in Belhaven. It is on Pinehurst Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1119 Pinehust Street, Jackson MS 39202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eudora Welty (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Eudora Welty House (a few steps

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from this marker); Belhaven University (within shouting distance of this marker); Charge of the 2nd Michigan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shady Nook (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moody's Branch Formation (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Jackson Volcano (approx. ¼ mile away); Belhaven Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Also see . . . Eudora the Writer. Eudora Welty website entry (Submitted on July 16, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Eudora Welty image. Click for full size.

2. Eudora Welty

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 1, 2017

3. Eudora Welty House Marker

Eudora Welty's Typewriter (<i>on exhibit inside the house</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 30, 2013

4. Eudora Welty's Typewriter (on exhibit inside the house)

Welty carried this typewriter with her to Europe in 1949. She liked to compose her stories at the typewriter.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 978 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on December 30, 2015, by Thomasrosell of Sky, Mississippi. Photos: 1. submitted on November 12, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4. submitted on February 21, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.